Lima man dies after stabbing; woman in custody

LIMA — A 39-year-old Lima woman is in jail on suspicion of murder after the stabbing death of a 65-year-old Lima man early this morning.

At 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, Lima Police Department officers went to 605 Fairview for a stabbing. They found 65-year-old Eddie McClellan stabbed multiple times, including once in the chest. Emergency personnel from the Lima Fire Department arrived to try life-saving measures before transporting him to Lima Memorial Health System.

Doctors pronounced McClellan dead at 2:05 a.m., apparently as a result of the stab wounds.